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Jeffrey Friedman

Dr. Jeffrey Friedman is a physician scientist studying the genetic mechanisms that regulate body weight. His current research is aimed at understanding the genetic basis of obesity in human and the mechanisms by which the hormone leptin transmits its weight reducing signal.

He is currently a professor at the Rockefeller University, an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the director of the Starr Center for Human Genetics.

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is a publication by Science in Society Northwestern University's Office for science outreach and public engagement.